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Brazil – Increase in pig meat exports

20-Nov-2009
During the first 10 months of 2009, Brazilian exports of pig meat reached 511 thousand tonnes which is an increase in volume of 8.68% compared to the same period of 2008, although it suffered a drastic fall in value (-23,20%).

USA - Workshops to focus on Ag competition

20-Nov-2009
The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division and the USDA will hold a series of joint public workshops to explore competition issues affecting the agricultural sector in the 21st century and the appropriate role for antitrust and regulatory enforcement in that industry. The first workshop will be held in early 2010.

Pig production in Russia

The vast majority of new farms are fully integrated with land to produce feed ingredients and for slurry disposal, feed manufacture, farms, slaughter and processing.

Waitrose cements commitment to UK farmers

16-Nov-2009
In a bid to cut carbon emissions and create a more sustainable pork supply chain, Waitrose has announced the details of a grain sourcing initiative for its pig farmers. The multi million pound deal, the first of its kind in the UK, will mean that BQP/Dalehead Foods will source wheat and barley through the farmer-owned cooperative, Openfield, from within a 50 mile radius of the mill used to manufacture pig feed.